A novel triceps augmentation procedure using specially designed silicone implants is becoming
increasingly popular in the cosmetic surgery arena, allowing patients to realize their desired aesthetic muscle
contour quickly and safely.
The mind can initiate various diseases and conditions, generally termed psychosomatic medicine, and
this may include unexplained pain after cosmetic procedures. Integrating this concept into therapy and addressing
the psyche and psychosocial issues in patients with psychosomatic disease are the first steps toward achieving
lasting relief of their symptoms.
The perception of beauty can vary greatly between cultures. Nevertheless, one plastic surgeon believes
that the outcomes of cosmetic rejuvenation should be approximated to the age of the patient, so that the final
aesthetic results are natural-looking.
Third-generation radiofrequency (RF) technology such as that used in the EndyMed PRO device (EndyMed
Medical) not only targets deeper tissues for more effective skin tightening, but also it can do so painlessly. The
novel 3DEEP technology is an innovative advance in RF therapy used in aesthetic skin-rejuvenation
treatments.
A near-infrared pulsed laser is being developed as a novel skin-rejuvenation technology. Initial
studies show the nonthermal treatment is safe, well tolerated and can be used to create lesions isolated within the
dermis that lead to new collagen formation.
Surgeons are achieiving more reliable outcomes with fewer complications when performing browlifts,
according to Angelo Cuzalina, M.D., D.D.S, a maxillofacial surgeon and cosmetic surgeon who is board-certified by
the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.
Anti-aging strategies have been growing in popularity for the past decade, and even though the world
economy continues to struggle and these interventions are inarguably elective, they show no signs of
decline.
A system for generating a 3-D photo simulation of augmentation mammaplasty outcomes is still a work in
progress, but it offers a number of benefits as a tool for patient consultation and planning of breast implant
surgery, according to Brett Kotlus, M.D., M.S.
Dry weather in the UK has revealed “cropmarks” indicating the presence of hundreds of previously unknown archaeological sites. The surveys show marks made when crops growing over buried features develop at a different rate from those nearby. The newly-discovered Roman and prehistoric settlements include a site near Bradford Abbas, Dorset. The Roman camp was revealed [...]
Children ages 8 to 13 account for a considerable portion of sports-related concussions that occur
among young people, according to research published online Aug. 30 in Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Infectious Diseases has updated its recommendations
on the routine use of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine as well as antiviral medications for the prevention and
treatment of influenza among children; the recommendations are part of a policy statement published online Aug. 30
in Pediatrics.
The American Urological Association has published new guidelines for the screening of siblings and
offspring of index patients with vesicoureteral reflux and infants with prenatal hydronephrosis in the September
issue of The Journal of Urology.
Delirium after spinal fusion in elderly patients is more common in those with a history of cerebral
vascular disease, low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels after surgery, and poor nutrition, according to a study in
the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
Pediatricians and parents have the opportunity to help address unhealthy messages related to sexuality
that young people receive from the media, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics
published online Aug. 30 in Pediatrics.
Interleukin-17A has been identified as a promoter of severe asthma-like symptoms in mice, a finding
that may provide a basis for further research into therapeutic treatments for severe asthma in humans, according to
research published online Aug. 29 in Nature Immunology.
Veterans of the first Gulf War with chronic musculoskeletal pain appear to be more sensitive to
heat-pain stimuli after acute exercise, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of
Pain.
In individuals who have a history of myocardial infarction and are receiving state-of-the-art
antithrombotic, antihypertensive, and lipid-modifying treatment, low-dose n-3 fatty acid supplementation does not
appear to reduce the rate of major cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the New
England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress, held from Aug. 28 to
Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden.
After analyzing a trial of dabigatran versus warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial
fibrillation, researchers have found that the benefit of using new treatments may be influenced by local standards
of care. This research has been published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Society of
Cardiology Congress, held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ivabradine significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization due to
worsening heart failure in patients with a high heart rate, which itself appears to be an independent risk factor
for heart failure, according to two studies published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet to coincide with the European
Society of Cardiology Congress, held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Researchers have identified clinical descriptors that can help clinicians identify which patients with
atherothrombosis are at highest risk for future cardiovascular events. This research has been published online Aug.
30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress,
held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Two studies, published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Society of
Cardiology Congress, held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden, support the association of certain genetic
variants on reduced efficacy of clopidogrel; however, they did not find the same effect on patients being treated
with prasugrel or ticagrelor, while a third article published online Aug. 29 in the New England Journal of
Medicine, did not support a clopidogrel effect from CYP2C19 loss-of-function carrier status.
Black race is a distinct risk factor for developing stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent
implantation, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Circulation.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With the Guidelines-Stroke program
may be useful for assessing and improving the quality of stroke care and outcomes outside the United States,
according to research published online Aug. 30 in Circulation.
Researchers have identified a subgroup of necrotizing myopathy patients with novel autoantibodies who
are potential candidates for immunosuppressive therapy, according to a study in the September issue of Arthritis
& Rheumatism.
From 1976 through 2007, the number of annual influenza-related deaths in the United States ranged from
3,349 to 48,614, according to a report published in the Aug. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
As the result of a recent change to the method for measuring Haemophilus influenzae serotype b
vaccination coverage, the proportion of children aged 19 to 35 months considered fully vaccinated has dropped by
nearly a third, according to an article published in the Aug. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Vitamin D receptor binding sites are significantly enriched at genes that have been linked to several
autoimmune diseases and cancer, suggesting that vitamin D deficiency may be linked to disease pathogenesis,
according to research published online Aug. 24 in Genome Research.
Stage-specific colorectal cancer survival and life expectancy have been worse for blacks than whites
over the past few decades, and the disparities appear to be due to differences in quality of and access to care,
according to research published online Aug. 19 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Many individuals who seek treatment for opioid dependence begin using the drugs legally but later
obtain them from illicit sources, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Addiction
Medicine.
Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which adenoviruses breach cellular defenses, and this could
help explain how p53 tumor-suppressor genes are disabled in cancer cells and point the way to the development of
new, more effective targeted cancer therapies; these findings have been published in the Aug. 26 issue of
Nature.
A specialty care management program for multiple sclerosis patients may improve medication compliance
and reduce both multiple sclerosis-related hospitalizations and multiple sclerosis-related medical costs, though
total costs may still increase over time, according to research published in the August issue of Multiple
Sclerosis.
Variability in hemoglobin levels appears to be high in European chronic kidney disease patients on
hemodialysis, but this variability does not seem to independently predict mortality risk, according to research
published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Imaging tests used for cervical spine clearance in unevaluable trauma patients lack sensitivity and
are not cost-effective compared with empirical immobilization by a semi-rigid collar, according to research
published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
Rituximab plus methotrexate is associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis who have had an inadequate response to methotrexate, according to research published in the September
issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
The use of cigarettes and tobacco products by youths has declined substantially over the past decade
-- though not from 2006 to 2009 -- but nearly one in four high school students still used tobacco products in 2009,
according to a report in the Aug. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report.
Positron emission tomography/computerized tomography to detect [11C]choline uptake appears to be
useful for re-evaluating prostate cancer disease stage for men who have increasing prostate-specific antigen levels
after radical prostatectomy and no evidence of disease on conventional imaging, according to a study in the
September issue of The Journal of Urology.
Plasma protein growth arrest-specific 6 -- a growth factor-like molecule -- is associated with
inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and altered glucose tolerance, and it may be a risk factor for type 2
diabetes, according to research published in the August issue of Diabetes Care
Bisphenol A exposure may have an impact on male sex hormones, according to research published online
Aug. 25 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Supplementation with vitamins C and E starting at nine to 16 weeks of gestation in nulliparous women
at low risk for delivering prematurely is not associated with a reduced risk of spontaneous preterm birth,
according to research published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
In children who were born large for gestational age, certain type 2 diabetes susceptibility alleles
are linked to low body mass index at age 8, according to research published in the August issue of
Diabetes.
Transapical aortic valve implantation is associated with favorable outcomes and may be a reasonable
choice for treating high-risk patients with severe valve stenosis, according to research published in the Aug. 31
issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Tosedostat, a novel metalloenzyme inhibitor, appears to be well tolerated at 130 mg daily and to have
a favorable risk-benefit profile for patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome, according to
research published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Subgroups of Hispanics and Asians in the United States have a lower rate of deceased donor liver
transplantation than whites, and geographic variation appears to be a main factor accounting for disparities in
liver transplantation among racial and ethnic groups, according to research published in the September issue of
Liver Transplantation.
Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who undergo heart transplants have comparable short-term
survival and possibly better long-term survival than people who receive heart transplants for other reasons,
according to research published online Aug. 24 in Circulation: Heart Failure.
Non-religious physicians are more likely than religious physicians to make decisions that could hasten
the end of patients' lives, and are also more likely to discuss these types of decisions with patients, according
to research published online Aug. 25 in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to divorce than parents of children
who do not have the disorder, and the risk of divorce stays high as the child advances through childhood,
adolescence, and early adulthood, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Family
Psychology.
In members of the U.S. military, posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with a higher risk of
later self-reported diabetes, according to research published in the August issue of Diabetes Care.
New P2Y12 inhibitors are associated with improved outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention
compared with clopidogrel, and appear especially beneficial for ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction patients,
according to research published online Aug. 25 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Drug-eluting stents in percutaneous coronary intervention are associated with improved long-term
outcomes, with a benefit that continues for up to five years following the intervention, according to research
published in the Sept. 1 issue of Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions.
Men with Lynch syndrome and a body mass index of 25 kg/m² or more may be at increased
risk for developing colorectal adenomas, according to research published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of Clinical
Oncology.
The prevalence of extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis has declined in recent years,
with the timing and pattern of the decline indicating that disease-modifying rheumatoid arthritis treatments may be
changing the natural history of the disease, according to a study in the September issue of
Rheumatology.
Elective labor induction among nulliparous women with a favorable cervix carries the same possibility
of resulting in cesarean delivery as expectant management, though it might require increased resource use,
according to a study in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Individuals with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance may be at an increased risk of developing
brain plaques that are linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in
Neurology.
A substantial Egyptian settlement has been found in Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the settlement is dated to the Second Intermediate Period (ca.1650-1550 BC) and was discovered during excavation work as part of the Theban Desert Road Survey. This project serves to investigate and map the ancient desert routes in [...]
In the United States, there are more underinsured children than uninsured children, and both groups
have suboptimal health care quality and access, according to research published in the Aug. 26 issue of the New
England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers have identified genetic variants that substantially increase the risk for Fuchs's corneal
dystrophy, and their research has been published online Aug. 25 by the New England Journal of
Medicine.
Elevation of a stress biomarker, salivary alpha-amylase, is associated with a reduction in a woman's
chances of conceiving during the fertile part of her monthly cycle, according to research published online Aug. 5
in Fertility and Sterility.
Rosuvastatin may reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in men and women with normal
cholesterol but elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels who are at intermediate risk for cardiovascular
disease, according to research published online Aug. 24 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and
Outcomes.
Shorter cervical length during the third trimester of pregnancy among women with placenta previa is
linked to a higher risk of hemorrhage, uterine activity, and preterm delivery, according to a study published in
the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Therapy targeting the V600E BRAF mutation found in many melanoma tumors can result in complete or
partial tumor regression in most patients, according to a study in the Aug. 26 issue of the New England Journal of
Medicine.
For glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, treatment with the
chemotherapy agent temozolomide plus a γ-secretase inhibitor to suppress tumor recurrence offers a
novel and promising therapeutic approach, according to a study in mice published online Aug. 24 in Cancer
Research.
In older adults, moderate drinking is associated with lower mortality risk than abstention, heavy
drinking, and perhaps even light drinking, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Alcoholism: Clinical
& Experimental Research.
Higher levels of plasma C-reactive protein are robustly associated with a higher risk of atrial
fibrillation, but elevated levels don't necessarily increase the risk, according to research published in the Aug.
31 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The diabetes drugs rosiglitazone and pioglitazone (Avandia and Actos, respectively) appear to be
evenly matched when it comes to the risk for acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, and mortality in
patients taking the drugs, according to research published online Aug. 24 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality
and Outcomes.
Black women with systemic lupus erythematosus are hospitalized for cardiovascular disease events and
die from them at younger ages than female lupus patients of other races and ethnic groups, according to a study
published online May 6, ahead of the print issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
The herbal compound berberine stimulates the expression of atrogin-1, leading to protein degradation,
suppression of protein synthesis, and muscle atrophy in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes, according to research
published in the August issue of Diabetes.
All women undergoing cesarean delivery should receive antimicrobial prophylaxis within 60 minutes of
the start of the delivery unless they're already receiving appropriate antibiotics for issues such as
chorioamnionitis, according to recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Girls should be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus at the age of 11 or 12, though
vaccination may be advisable in girls as young as 9, according to recommendations from the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in the September issue of Obstetrics &
Gynecology.
Researchers have found evidence of the murine leukemia virus in a group of patients with chronic
fatigue syndrome; their findings were published online Aug. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Cognitive behavioral therapy may be an effective complementary treatment for adults with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder for whom medication falls short of relieving their symptoms, according to
research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Alcohol use in postmenopausal women appears to increase the risk of only certain subtypes of breast
cancer, according to research published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer
Institute.
Nearly 25 percent of individuals who receive cardiac resynchronization therapy devices do not meet
consensus guidelines for device use, according to a study in the Aug. 31 issue of the Journal of the American
College of Cardiology.